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I sent a text message it was delivered to the recipient and received. I clicked undo send before they opened it, is it retrievable?

Is this retrievable

iPhone SE

Posted on Sep 4, 2023 2:56 PM

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Posted on Sep 4, 2023 3:00 PM

Here is what Apple says.......Unsend a message


You can undo a recently sent message for up to two minutes after sending it.

Touch and hold the message bubble, then tap Undo Send.


A note confirming that you unsent the message appears in both conversation transcripts: yours and your recipient’s.


If the person you’re messaging is using a device with iOS 16 or later, iPadOS 16 or later, or macOS Ventura, unsending removes the message from their device.


If the person you’re messaging is using a device with iOS 15.6 or earlier, iPadOS 15.6 or earlier, macOS 12 or earlier, or is using SMS, the original message remains in the conversation. When you unsend a message, you’re notified that the recipient may still see the original message in the message transcript.

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Sep 4, 2023 3:00 PM in response to jas3281

Here is what Apple says.......Unsend a message


You can undo a recently sent message for up to two minutes after sending it.

Touch and hold the message bubble, then tap Undo Send.


A note confirming that you unsent the message appears in both conversation transcripts: yours and your recipient’s.


If the person you’re messaging is using a device with iOS 16 or later, iPadOS 16 or later, or macOS Ventura, unsending removes the message from their device.


If the person you’re messaging is using a device with iOS 15.6 or earlier, iPadOS 15.6 or earlier, macOS 12 or earlier, or is using SMS, the original message remains in the conversation. When you unsend a message, you’re notified that the recipient may still see the original message in the message transcript.

I sent a text message it was delivered to the recipient and received. I clicked undo send before they opened it, is it retrievable?

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